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74. Very interesting read

Reply to Octafish (Reply #64)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:08 AM

Jun 2012

Thanks for the link.

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I suppose walker is correct ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #8

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Bring back the 90-percent top bracket. Octafish Jun 2012 #13

Also, end the loophole tax breaks for their corporations suffragette Jun 2012 #55

AIG is a racket. A protected racket. Octafish Jun 2012 #64

Very interesting read suffragette Jun 2012 #74

We also need to tax capital gains the same way we tax income. LongTomH Jun 2012 #56

Excellent idea, yours, LongTomH! Octafish Jun 2012 #65

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What's a pension? Flatulo Jun 2012 #17

The other part of the equation is CEOs... lastlib Jun 2012 #18

Wall St CEO pay is up 20% this year Flatulo Jun 2012 #19

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Boy Howdy you got THAT right! . . .n/t annabanana Jun 2012 #24

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"Job creators" Blecht Jun 2012 #37

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California Proposition 13 (1978) NNN0LHI Jun 2012 #50

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A-FUCKING-MEN!!! Odin2005 Jun 2012 #76